1700$ gaming machine? 1440p

[thisjustanother]

PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1QLip

 

 

CPU  - Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (seems to be the most popular and at a good price)

 

Motherboard  - MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (came in a combo bundle with the cpu, and i love the red/black)

 

Video Card  - Sapphire Radeon HD 7990 6GB Video Card (at 600$ i dont think i could have NOT gotten it lol)

 

Case   -  Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (got it when it was at 65$ and i just love the look of it.)

 

Power Supply  -  Corsair RM 750W (the site says i needed about 650w so i went with the 750w)

 

Monitor  -  qnix qx2710 evolution II 1440p

 

 

hopefully it is good to go.

[Ashley]

I personally would recommend two physical cards because some games don't run well in crossfire and in those cases you can disable crossfire.

 

Other than that it all looks good.

[whatthe_fuzz]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.48 @ Outlet PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($55.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($98.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.29 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($657.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  BitFenix Phenom Midnight Black Mini ITX Tower Case  ($83.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($138.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1692.66

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-19 18:54 EDT-0400)

[Jogostar]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.48 @ Outlet PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Swiftech H220 55.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  Asus MAXIMUS VI IMPACT Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($214.99 @ NCIX US) 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($55.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($98.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.29 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($657.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case:  BitFenix Phenom Midnight Black Mini ITX Tower Case  ($83.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 660W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($138.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $1692.66

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-19 18:54 EDT-0400)

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[thisjustanother]

why that build over the one i have listed. i was reading before and most people saying that going with a mobo over 200 or so for a gaming build is useless as it can be overclocked just as easy from a cheaper one. and with the ram, i thought i have to have 2 sticks as mobos have trouble with single sticdks?. as for the case, not much of a fan of that style with a door and such.  and with the 780 gcard, thought the 7990 was a better performer and with the 780 being 60 bux more?

[Ashley]

why that build over the one i have listed. i was reading before and most people saying that going with a mobo over 200 or so for a gaming build is useless as it can be overclocked just as easy from a cheaper one. and with the ram, i thought i have to have 2 sticks as mobos have trouble with single sticdks?. as for the case, not much of a fan of that style with a door and such.  and with the 780 gcard, thought the 7990 was a better performer and with the 780 being 60 bux more?

In this case that motherboard is more expensive because they did a lot of work above and beyond to basically bring atx to itx. Including overclocking capability and I/O.

They probably got one stick so you could expand and get more later but your selected motherboard has 4 slots so you can get more RAM later if you so choose so that's fine.

Also Anandtech has a good tool for comparing GPUs. Here is 7990 vs 780. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/813?vs=827

[whatthe_fuzz]

why that build over the one i have listed. i was reading before and most people saying that going with a mobo over 200 or so for a gaming build is useless as it can be overclocked just as easy from a cheaper one. and with the ram, i thought i have to have 2 sticks as mobos have trouble with single sticdks?. as for the case, not much of a fan of that style with a door and such.  and with the 780 gcard, thought the 7990 was a better performer and with the 780 being 60 bux more?

 

1stick will allow for expandability down the road

 

The 780 is a great card for 1440p and you wont have any microstutter

 

That motherboard has wifi and a soundcard so its well worth the money

[WoodenMarker]

If you're not in a hurry, wait for the 290x.